On 4/7/2012 10:44 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
RonB wrote:

Apparently Ryobi adopted the Craftsman business
model because it has been down hill since the late 90's. Shop
carefully and use on-line reviews before you end up buying a bargain
that will frustrate you for as long as you own the machine.


Unfortunately, Ryobi (which used to be pretty decent stuff at one time), has
become the universal junk line - across all of their product set. Their
power equipment is pure junk these days.



Ryobi is made by the same Chinese company as Ridgid power tools and
Milwaukee power tools are.

Apparently The same company that makes Ryobi tools also makes Craftsman
and Mastercraft, however I was always under the Impression that
Craftsman were made by the most part, by Skil and Craftsman Professional
by Bosch.

Skil and Ryobi power tools were owned by the same company in the 1990s
but that is no longer the case.